Trend lines are shown when slope is significantly different from 0 at the p < 0.05 level. An orange line signifies an overall positive trend, and purple signifies a negative trend. To minimize bias introduced by small sample size, no trend is fit when N < 30. Dashed lines represent mean values of time series unless the indicator is an anomaly, in which case the dashed line is equal to 0. Shaded regions indicate the past ten years. If there are no new data for 2018, the shaded region will still cover this time period.

Mid-Atlantic

Commercial

Commercial landings

MAFMC managed species landings (red) and total commercial landings (black) by feeding guild. \label{comm-landings}

MAFMC managed species landings (red) and total commercial landings (black) by feeding guild.

HMS groups include “Bluefin Tuna”, “BAYS”, “Swordfish”, “Large Coastal Sharks”, “Small Coastal Sharks”, “Pelagic Sharks”, “Smoothhound Sharks”. “BAYS” includes bigeye, albacore, yellowfin and skipjack tunas. “Large Coastal Sharks” includes blacktip, bull, great hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, lemon, nurse, sandbar, silky, spinner, and tiger sharks. “Small Coastal Sharks” includes Atlantic sharpnose, blacknose, bonnethead, finetooth sharks. “Pelagic Sharks” includes blue, porbeagle, shortfin mako, and thresher sharks. “Smoothhound Sharks” includes smooth dogfish shark.

HMS groups include “Bluefin Tuna”, “BAYS”, “Swordfish”, “Large Coastal Sharks”, “Small Coastal Sharks”, “Pelagic Sharks”, “Smoothhound Sharks”. “BAYS” includes bigeye, albacore, yellowfin and skipjack tunas. “Large Coastal Sharks” includes blacktip, bull, great hammerhead, scalloped hammerhead, smooth hammerhead, lemon, nurse, sandbar, silky, spinner, and tiger sharks. “Small Coastal Sharks” includes Atlantic sharpnose, blacknose, bonnethead, finetooth sharks. “Pelagic Sharks” includes blue, porbeagle, shortfin mako, and thresher sharks. “Smoothhound Sharks” includes smooth dogfish shark.

Total commercial seafood landings (black) shown with Mid-Atlantic managed seafood landings (red). \label{total-landings}

Total commercial seafood landings (black) shown with Mid-Atlantic managed seafood landings (red).

Commercial revenue

Revenue change from the 2015 values in dollars (black), Price (PI), and Volume Indicators (VI) for commercial landings in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. \label{bennet}

Revenue change from the 2015 values in dollars (black), Price (PI), and Volume Indicators (VI) for commercial landings in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.

Total revenue for the region (black) and revenue from MAFMC managed species (red). \label{comm-rev}

Total revenue for the region (black) and revenue from MAFMC managed species (red).

HMS revenue. \label{comm-rev}

HMS revenue.

Commercial diversity

Fleet diversity and fleet count in the Mid-Atlantic. \label{comm-div}

Fleet diversity and fleet count in the Mid-Atlantic.

Species revenue diversity in the Mid-Atlantic. \label{spec-div}

Species revenue diversity in the Mid-Atlantic.

Stock status

Summary of single species status for MAMFC and jointly managed stocks, Goosefish and Dogfish jointly managed.

Summary of single species status for MAMFC and jointly managed stocks, Goosefish and Dogfish jointly managed.

Oyster aquaculture

Oyster aquaculture production in terms pieces, lease area and production by acre. \label{oyster-aqua}

Oyster aquaculture production in terms pieces, lease area and production by acre.

Engagement and reliance

Commercial engagement and reliance for the top top commercial fishing communities in the Mid-Atlantic.

Commercial engagement and reliance for the top top commercial fishing communities in the Mid-Atlantic.

Commercial engagement and reliance for the top top recreational fishing communities in the Mid-atlantic.

Commercial engagement and reliance for the top top recreational fishing communities in the Mid-atlantic.

Recreational fisheries

Recreational landings

Total recreational landings in the Mid-Atlantic region. \label{rec-landings}

Total recreational landings in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Recreational diversity

Recreational effort, recreational effort diversity, number of recreational anglers, and diversity of recreational catch in the Mid-Atlantic. \label{recdat}

Recreational effort, recreational effort diversity, number of recreational anglers, and diversity of recreational catch in the Mid-Atlantic.

Recreational Shark Landings

SHark Landings by Yea.

SHark Landings by Yea.

Recent pelagic landings coming primarily from Common Thresher and Shortfin Mako.

Primary Production Required

NO NEW DATA

Primary production required to support the commercial landings. Included are the top species accounting for 80% of the landings in each year.

Primary production required to support the commercial landings. Included are the top species accounting for 80% of the landings in each year.

Wind Energy Revenue

Wind energy revenue in the Mid-Atlantic

Wind energy revenue in the Mid-Atlantic

Shelfwide Indicators

Wind Development Speed

Wind Sites and Occurrence

NO NEW DATA

These are the five species most likely to occur in the lease areas.

Species with highest probability of occupancy species each season and area, with observed trends
Existing - North
Proposed - North
Existing - Mid
Proposed - Mid
Existing - South
Season Species Trend Species Trend Species Trend Species Trend Species Trend
Spring Little Skate \(\nearrow\) Atlantic Herring Little Skate \(\nearrow\) Spiny Dogfish \(\nearrow\) Spiny Dogfish \(\nearrow\)
Spring Atlantic Herring \(\searrow\) Little Skate \(\nearrow\) Atlantic Herring \(\searrow\) Atlantic Herring \(\searrow\) Longfin Squid \(\nearrow\)
Spring Windowpane \(\nearrow\) Longhorn Sculpin \(\nearrow\) Spiny Dogfish \(\nearrow\) Little Skate \(\nearrow\) Summer Flounder \(\nearrow\)
Spring Winter Skate \(\nearrow\) Windowpane \(\nearrow\) Windowpane \(\nearrow\) Alewife \(\searrow\) Clearnose Skate \(\nearrow\)
Spring Longhorn Sculpin \(\nearrow\) Alewife \(\searrow\) Winter Skate \(\nearrow\) Silver Hake \(\nearrow\) Spotted Hake \(\nearrow\)
Fall Butterfish \(\nearrow\) Butterfish \(\nearrow\) Summer Flounder \(\nearrow\) Longhorn Sculpin \(\nearrow\) Longfin Squid \(\searrow\)
Fall Longfin Squid \(\nearrow\) Fourspot Flounder Longfin Squid \(\nearrow\) Little Skate \(\nearrow\) Northern Searobin \(\nearrow\)
Fall Summer Flounder \(\nearrow\) Longhorn Sculpin \(\searrow\) Butterfish \(\nearrow\) Butterfish \(\nearrow\) Clearnose Skate \(\nearrow\)
Fall Winter Flounder \(\searrow\) Summer Flounder \(\nearrow\) Smooth Dogfish \(\nearrow\) Sea Scallop \(\nearrow\) Butterfish \(\nearrow\)
Fall Spiny Dogfish \(\searrow\) Spiny Dogfish \(\searrow\) Windowpane \(\nearrow\) Fourspot Flounder \(\nearrow\) Spiny Dogfish/Spotted Hake \(\nearrow\)